Building Advice from a Seasoned Woodworker

The need to have construction surveys performed can be an easy aspect to overlook during the planning stages for your first home building project. Once you have learned more about these surveys, you will find it much easier to appreciate their importance while being prepared for what these inspections will add to your project.

How Do Construction Surveys Reduce Your Liability?

A key benefit of having construction surveys performed is the fact that they might greatly reduce the risk of violating your neighbors' property lines. If you encroach on their property, they can obtain a legal judgment against you. This will often include the costs of restoring the property, loss of use, and punitive fines. A construction survey is designed to ensure that the plans for the construction project will be entirely within the confines of your property. To help reduce the risk of contractors violating the property line during their work, you should be sure to leave ample space for any construction equipment or workers that will be needed.

Are Construction Surveys Only Required At The Start Of Your Project?

While you may appreciate the importance of having a construction survey performed prior to undertaking your building project, you might not realize that it is advisable and often required to have these surveys performed on a routine basis during the course of the project. These surveys will help to verify that any work being done is complying with the original plans and property markings. In addition to helping reduce the risk of violating your neighbors' property lines, this might also be required by the local construction codes.

Will A Construction Survey Slow Your Project?

Concerns about delays to the project can be a common reason for individuals to try to avoid these surveys. However, these surveys can actually be completed with minimal impact on the work on your project. In most instances, the surveying will be done from a reasonable distance from the actual work site, which can allow the workers to continue uninterrupted. If the surveyor notices a potential problem during one of these visits, they will alert you of the potential issue at the end of the physical survey, but they may need a day or two to confirm the problem. The impacts from these situations can be minimized by having the workers focus on aspects of the project that are structurally insignificant or away from the property line. This may slightly delay your project, but the financial benefits of avoiding expensive liabilities will make it an inconvenience that needs to be tolerated.

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When I was growing up, there was nothing I enjoyed doing more than helping my dad work on his latest woodworking project in the garage. I helped him build multiple sets of shelves, end tables, and even a full kitchen table. He was also very handy around the house in other ways, and with just my help, he turned a closet in our house into a second bathroom. Now that I am "all grown up" and have a family of my own, I follow in his footsteps and spend a lot of time in my garage working on projects for our home. I enjoy sharing my building tips and tricks, so I thought I would start a blog to share them with the world! I plan to post about a variety of home repair projects, so I will have a little bit of something for everyone!